Monday in Hawkville

WORD OF THE DAY
Subdued. As in, that’s what the Seahawks were this afternoon.

That’s understandable, considering that they had spent the day reviewing video of and discussing all the things that went wrong in Sunday’s 44-6 loss to the Giants at Giants Stadium.

Coach Mike Holmgren was somber during his weekly day-after news conference. The players spoke in hushed tones while discussing the events of the previous day, and the team’s 1-3 start, with reporters in the locker room.

There was a lot of talk of not losing confidence. Of bouncing back. Of there still being a lot of football to play.

But even the players had to admit that it’s one thing to talk about it, and something completely different to finally go out and do it – starting with this week’s game against the Green Bay Packers at Qwest Field.

“I feel like this is just lip service,” free safety Brian Russell said. “We have to go out and do it. Talking about it all day doesn’t make plays for you.”

INJURY REPORT
The big news concerned wide receiver Deion Branch. Additional tests taken today detected that he bruised his right heel in the first quarter of Sunday’s game. Branch will be out indefinitely.

And that was actually good news, because the other options presented to Holmgren after the game involved more serious injuries, which would have led to Branch being sidelined longer.

“It’s probably the best news I could hear, to be honest,” Holmgren said. “I can’t tell you when he’s going to be back to play, but it could have been a lot worse.”

Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is expected to practice Wednesday and play against the Packers, despite hyperextending his right knee on the fourth play of the game against the Giants. Hasselbeck returned on the next series and continued to play until Holmgren finally turned the blowout over to backup Seneca Wallace at the end of the third quarter.

Cornerback Kelly Jennings got a concussion in the game, but has been cleared to play this week.

Also, running back Maurice Morris (sprained knee) and wide receiver Koren Robinson (sore knee) are expected to practice this week. They were very limited last week and inactive for the game.

QUOTE UNQUOTE
“After viewing the film, I don’t know if I feel worse that I did yesterday afternoon. It was hard to envision that, but we just didn’t play very well.” – Holmgren, understating the obvious